by anonymous

I was told by more than one person that I was NOT to miss Peggy Noland whilst we were traipsing about the KC area. Guess what...all those people were NOT WRONG. Peggy's store, located in what was described to us as the "bohemian" part of town, is COMPLETELY BONKERS. And I say that with a bunch of cartoon hearts floating around and "dream weaver" playing in the background; I love nothing more than over the top-ness.

The entire, and I mean ENTIRE, interior is covered in stuffed animals.
C-o-v-e-r-e-d. The walls, the ceilings, most of the mirror, and the
counter. It's insane and amazing. The vibe is totally Patricia Field's
old 8th street store & betsey johnson of the 80s and 90s..it makes
you HAPPY to just hang out in there.

After we tried on a bunch of things (and I bought what is now
officially the ONLY pair of pants I own: high waist, drop crotch,
black and white cheetah pattern with knee patches and 2 sets of
pockets? I felt an insane NEED to have them. Kat & Jill bought
cheetahprint jumpers). I had to meet the gal behind this crazyness...what
a GEM. She is hilarious, gorgeous and so so fun. White Lightning hearts
Peggy Noland, BIG TIMEZ!

Portrait of Peggy by Kat Clements

NAME: Peggy NolandAGE: 25HOMETOWN: Kansas City!

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED? I opened the store 3 years ago after I was a
manager of a clothing company in India. I got the clothing bug there, I
learned all my pattern making and sewing skills in New Delhi from this
old dude we called Master (as in the Master Patternmaker). I came back
and just thought, I should try this! And I opened the store.

WHERE THE HELL DID ALL THESE STUFFED ANIMALS COME FROM?! Craigslist and
thrift stores! It only took a week! People were dying to give them
away, I still find giant bags full on the doorstep of the store some
mornings. I change the installation every 4 months to reflect the
collection.